Nets vs. Spurs: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Pretty moving video tribute pregame here in San Antonio for the return of Brooklyn’s LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills … pic.twitter.com/8avmoESxxa – 8:39 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
And, just like that, it’s time to get down to business….fans shower Irving and Harden with boos during player introductions. – 8:39 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Spurs just did one of the best tribute videos I’ve ever seen for LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills. Tweeting shortly. – 8:38 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Patty and LA acknowledge the crowd as it delivers a standing ovation. – 8:38 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
All eyes glued on the Jumbotron for the video tributes to LA and Patty. – 8:38 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Shifting gears in the right direction 🏁📸
#AllFly | @23XIRacing pic.twitter.com/DmZStpQPQR – 8:31 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
It’s going down in the DA, Fiesta style 🎉 Join the Spurs Digital Arena pres. by @socios for a chance to win The Big 3⃣ Prize Pack! pic.twitter.com/EJ7TvZfc7k – 8:30 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Fiesta Five 🎉
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/5clQvpgh2Q – 8:25 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Greetings from San Antonio. Nets-Spurs tip shortly. It’s colder here than it should be. Homecoming for Patty Mills, LaMarcus Aldridge and 359305 team personnel associated with this place. Nets looking to make it two in a row. – 8:24 PM

Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
The Beard has fans everywhere
@socios pic.twitter.com/C00elkBZ9e – 8:10 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Strong First Half! 🏁
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/o23bMFWWP8 – 8:06 PM

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Harden, Irving, Mills, Edwards and Sharpe will start for Brooklyn. Edwards and Sharpe are starting their 6th straight game together, the most consecutive starts for a pair of #Nets rookies since Ryan Anderson and Brook Lopez (19 straight in 2008-09). – 8:05 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
T-RO 👌
#NBAAllStar | @Terry Rozier | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/3crk5591kb – 8:02 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Nets starters in San Antonio: Harden, Irving, Mills, Edwards and Sharpe.
Edwards and Sharpe will start their sixth straight game together, marking the most consecutive starts for a pair of Nets rookies since Ryan Anderson and Brook Lopez (19 straight – 2008-09). – 8:01 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Nets are starting James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Patty Mills, Day’Ron Sharpe and Kessler Edwards tonight against the Spurs. – 8:01 PM

Brooklyn Nets @BrooklynNets
Sticking with the same 5⃣ pic.twitter.com/uA9WqPMHz4 – 8:00 PM

Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
INJURY UPDATE: @Charlotte Hornets forward Jalen McDaniels left tonight’s game in the 2Q with a left ankle sprain and is doubtful to return #AllFly – 7:59 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
In 2018, Drew Eubanks was shaking in his sneakers at the prospect of joining a team with such stars as Aldridge and DeRozan.
But instead of finding “snobby pro athletes,” Eubanks found two down-to-earth guys and a big-man mentor in Aldridge.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 7:51 PM

Sarah Kustok @sarahkustok
The @Brooklyn Nets visit the @San Antonio Spurs ..
Coverage starts at 8p ET join us on @YESNetwork ! #NETSonYES pic.twitter.com/jWba7GYX1r – 7:45 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
a cup of coffee for a couple of old friends 🤝
#CoffeeGang | #SpursFamily pic.twitter.com/asp3veDM9o – 7:45 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
KO 🥊
@Kelly Oubre | @Drpepper pic.twitter.com/5vGlNwmdIM – 7:43 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
vroom vroom
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/eM4tw3Ohc4 – 7:37 PM

Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
End 1Q: Hornets 37, Thunder 20
OKC’s lackluster defense in San Antonio has traveled to Charlotte. The Hornets are shooting 65%. – 7:35 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
We’ve got a few familiar faces in the building tonight!
Let’s hear you, San Antonio 🗣 pic.twitter.com/R0FlTO8Ige – 7:31 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Pop on LA:
“LA did all the community things Patty did….He just did it quietly. He worked and gave to a lot of schools in town, and it was never in the press, nobody every knew about it. But we knew about it here. He was a great teammate with everybody, a heck of a player.” – 7:31 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Pop on Patty: “He’s unselfish, loving, giving, to all people no matter where they live in the world. He’s always positive, a consummate pro in preparing for his job, gives everything he has in every practice and every game, supports everybody on the team and in the organization.” – 7:25 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
MELO MASON 💥
#AllFly | @HornetsOnBally pic.twitter.com/pqEcGE5f9h – 7:23 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Asked Steve Nash about the Paul Millsap report. Don’t want to misquote him, but he suggested it was a difficult situation between his role, the emerging rookies and the veterans at his position. Story soon for @NYDNSports – 7:08 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Steve Nash on Patty & LA’s homecoming at the AT&T Center: “I want them to enjoy it and have a special experience without it distracting from the game.” – 7:07 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash says he wasn’t until recently that Paul Millsap asked for a change of scenery. Adds Millsap has been great for the team and understands it was tough for him to take a more limited role than he was expecting. – 7:06 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash doesn’t fully close the door on Nic Claxton playing on Sunday in Minnesota. – 7:03 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Steve Nash says DeAndre’ Bembry is available for tonight’s game against the Spurs. – 7:03 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Friday Night Hoops
📍 – BUZZ CITY
🆚 – @Oklahoma City Thunder
– 7PM EST
📺 – @HornetsOnBally
📻 – @WFNZ 610 AM/102.5 FM
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/02VZ1LPNlc – 7:00 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Check out the ULTRA Club at tonight’s game for the Spurs x ULTRA can launch and a chance to win some #ULTRADrip 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NxVaAUA1CT – 6:56 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Gregg Popovich also telling us how happy he is LaMarcus Aldridge is healthy. Said Aldridge gave them multiple scares over the years with his heart and is happy to see he’s doing so well. Pop called Aldridge in April when he retired to make sure he was OK. – 6:55 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
BEHIND THE SCENES: @NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and @NASCAR President @stevephelps are at the Hive for tonight’s game! 🏁
#AllFly pic.twitter.com/JUzTgyuRwT – 6:53 PM

Alex Schiffer @Alex__Schiffer
Gregg Popovich says as tough as it was parting ways with Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge, he’s happy they went where they did. Thinks its good the young Spurs don’t have those guys to count on and have to close games on their own and it’s good LA and Mills are chasing a ring. – 6:51 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“This has been a win-win for everybody because our guys have continued to grow.” – Coach Pop on Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge moving on to a contender, which gives the Spurs young players a chance to be the leaders on the team. – 6:51 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
“He’s unselfish and loving, giving, to all people, no matter where they live in the world. He gives everything he has in every practice, every game. The community here (San Antonio) felt that here for 10 years.” – Coach Pop on Patty Mills – 6:48 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
#AllFly | @CrumblCookies pic.twitter.com/dpJVIDua4Z – 6:46 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Friday night Fiesta!
🆚 @Brooklyn Nets
7:30PM CT
📍 @attcenter
🎟 https://t.co/yogzRvnHpO
📺 @BallySportsSA
📻 @1200WOAI, @kxtn1350 AM & 107.5 FM HD 2 pic.twitter.com/tBpDlt4ZED – 6:18 PM

Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
as expected DeAndre Bembry (back spasms) is available but Nic Claxton (left hamstring tightness) is out. #nets #Spurs – 6:13 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
DeAndre Bembry is available tonight against the Spurs. Nic Claxton remains out with hamstring tightness. #Nets – 6:13 PM

Jeff McDonald @JMcDonald_SAEN
“After what I put in, I guess I felt like I deserved to have an open mind.”
For Patty Mills, the decision to leave the Spurs last summer was heart-rending. How a hug from Pop in Tokyo helped Mills open a new chapter: expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… via @expressnews – 6:02 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets

#ULTRADrip | @MichelobULTRA pic.twitter.com/gGaBAU8WGN – 5:59 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
Keldon’s been keeping prestigious company through his first 125 games as a Spur 👏
#GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/3TrRm9do4q – 5:45 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
No injuries to report vs OKC! 🙌
#AllFly | @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/c8ldh9qvhy – 5:43 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Knicks vs Heat has been added to ESPN on Jan. 26.
It replaces Grizzlies vs Spurs. – 5:28 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
Coach JB is LIVE! 🎥 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:16 PM

Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
The Spurs’ home game against Memphis on Jan. 26will no longer be televised by ESPN, the NBA announced.
Tipoff changes from 8:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – 5:02 PM

Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops
Perk Calls Out KD & Harden + Can The Lakers Turn Their Season Around? | Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman Podcast w/ @Gary Tanguay twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 5:00 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
A little flashback to the last time Brooklyn was in town 👀
#DejounteMurray | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/wx336ewOoH – 4:48 PM

Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat-Knicks on Wednesday added to ESPN national schedule, in place of Grizzlies-Spurs. Game remains at 7:30 p.m. at FTX Arena. – 4:42 PM

JD Shaw @JShawNBA
ESPN is picking up Knicks-Heat on January 26, dropping Grizzlies-Spurs. The network is also picking up Lakers-Hornets and dropping Celtics-Hawks on January 28. – 4:35 PM

Damichael Cole @DamichaelC
Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs on Jan. 26 will no longer be televised nationally on ESPN. That game is being replaced by New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat. Grizzlies lose one of their seven nationally televised games. – 4:34 PM

David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
Upcoming national television schedule changes involving the Knicks, Heat, Grizzlies, Spurs, Lakers, Hornets, Celtics and Hawks: pic.twitter.com/cvIuYkGA9q – 4:34 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
OFFICIAL: Our game vs the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, Jan. 28, will start at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the game will now be nationally televised on ESPN.
🔗: https://t.co/HQ1CiAloAR pic.twitter.com/ldEZolgAmN – 4:33 PM

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
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youtu.be/6CxR8evV_OA – 4:29 PM

Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
The funniest possible ending to the Westbrook saga would be him signing with Brooklyn after a buyout and only playing their home games. – 4:15 PM

Charlotte Hornets @hornets
These are the right guys for the job… No 🧢. Literally 😂
Keep voting! 🗳
#NBAAllStar | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/OaCUoS42LC – 3:51 PM

San Antonio Spurs @spurs
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with @VivaAerobus, our first Mexico based partner! Welcome to the Spurs Familia!! 🤝
To celebrate, everyone on this morning’s flight to Monterrey, MX received a Spurs jersey! 🎉
#PorVida pic.twitter.com/mqniNBWDGp – 3:45 PM

Jabari Young @JabariJYoung
And #Spurs continue to build out their marketing partnerships/revenue internationally.
Team agreed to a sponsorship deal with Mexican-based airline @VivaAerobus and revealed a Spurs-branded Airbus A320 plane.
#Sports #Business #NBA pic.twitter.com/Hp0BciXS2F – 3:23 PM

Golden State Warriors @warriors
Most seasons with 200+ threes in NBA history:
9 – Stephen Curry
8 – Nobody
7 – Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard
6 – James Harden
5 – Ray Allen
#StephenCurry || #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/qJDOVdPZri – 3:10 PM

Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 2005, the @San Antonio Spurs Manu Ginobili scored a career-high 48 points in a 128-123 win over the Suns.
Ginobili also contributed five rebounds and six assists, shooting 16-22 from the field (5-7 on 3P) and 11-12 from the FT line. pic.twitter.com/4zH3saWpqG – 3:01 PM